“Across the country, Democrats running to flip some of the nation’s most high-profile House seats this cycle are offering a similar pitch: Vote for me to clean up corruption in Washington,” MS NOW reports.

“While the specifics may vary, candidate after candidate is offering their own plans to rein in malfeasance. Most hit on similar themes: ban stock trading by members of Congress, bar corporate dollars in politics, impose term limits — even on members of the Supreme Court — and restrict members of Congress from becoming lobbyists.”

“It’s part of a larger trend this cycle, with Democrats making corruption a central tenet of their ads and campaign messaging, often incorporating it into their broader argument about addressing the cost of living.”

Washington Post: “Democrats across the country are coalescing around a closing message in the midterm elections that accuses Republicans of flagrant corruption, tying the attack to the billions President Donald Trump has made during his second term and arguing that, unlike in the past, this issue is costing voters money.”

Washington Sun: “The messaging has long been popular with voters — but it didn’t necessarily determine their ultimate vote. This cycle, however, with an acutely frustrated electorate that blames both parties for what they see as a corrupt system, there’s an opening, these strategists said. It depends on linking political corruption to the voters’ own financial circumstances, turning it from an ethical problem into a financial one.”